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LoveBase™ is a sex-positive, body-friendly space, in which we create a loving and safe atmosphere. Our workshops and events are practical, clear and down-to-earth - free from porno clichés, kitsch and incense sticks!
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LoveBase™ offers a heart-based and holistic approach to love and sexuality, whilst being practical, clear and down-to-earth - free from porno clichés, kitsch and incense sticks!
We create a loving and respectful atmosphere in which our participants experience the potential of love and sexuality in its most positive sense. In all of our events certain house rules apply - such as "touch requires permission" and "Yes, means Yes, No means No". These choices are always respected!
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Northern Illinois University has seen an 11% increase in applications for this coming fall semester.
The Daily Chronicle reports that the school has received more than 18,000 applications from students who want to be in the freshman class. That's 11% more than the school received at this time last year and the most NIU has ever received by this time. The school has a program called Vision 2020 that aims to increase freshman enrollment to about 3,400 students by the year 2020.
The program also aims to increase academic standards. It has a goal of increasing incoming freshmen's average ACT score from 21 to 23. The DeKalb school also wants more students who finished in the top 25% of their high school classes.
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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
On the last Thursday in May, AWS celebrated its 4th annual graduation ceremony in the beautiful sanctuary of East Lake United Methodist Church. It was a lovely evening, and watching the 8th graders was yet another reminder of why I, especially as a developmental psychologist, truly love Waldorf education— it celebrates meaningful rites of passage deliberately and by design.
Friday, November 12th, 2010
Eurythmy Student brings Steiner's unique Art Form to AWS
Eurythmy student Joshua Eckland is completing his practicum for his Euruythmy Certification at Alabama Waldorf School. For three weeks in November Joshua brings lessons to AWS' Kindergarten and grades classes. AWS parent Rachel Cornelius and Ms. Carole accompany Mr. Eckland's musical eurythmy exercises on the piano.
Learning outside of the Classroom: AWS Field trips!
On October 26th, Ms. Lucas' 3rd graders traveled to Pell City as part of their Farming Block curriculum. Hollow Springs Farm owner Chris Bennett was kind enough to mention our students in his newsletter:
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
The Connection between Arts and Academics
"Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences gained credibility in the 1980s, but Steiner's Waldorf curriculum had already put the gist of that theory into practice by 1920! Students learn in different ways. It's not rocket science and yet, most common educational methods ignore this basic premise. What Steiner knew was that DOING was the key to learning..."
Announcing the opening of…Gerda's Gallery
"In honor of our AWeSome Benefactress, Gerda Carmichael, graduate of Manhattan's Rudolf Steiner School and grandparent of 5th grader Lucia, AWS is dedicating a new space to display students' artwork. Faculty and Staff will nominate outstanding artwork to be displayed in the preschool hallway..."
Monday, May 10th, 2010
How are Waldorf Schools and Montessori Schools alike/different? I love this question because I love the story that answers it. Legend has it that Maria Montessori and Rudolf Steiner met after the first World War to discuss how best to heal society after such devastating tragedy. Both scientists and philosophers, they agreed that education of the future generation was the key for a healthy future. Montessori felt that in Italy, all people ever did was feel, feel, feel, and they never THOUGHT about ANYthing. Steiner felt that people in Germany engaged in plenty of thinking, but it wasn't permeated with any FEELING. So, they each created an educational method that provided balance in their respective societies.
6th/7th Grade Spanish - Jose Marti
Senora Mixon took advantage of a call for artwork surrounding the topic of the White Rose, a nonviolent resistance movement in Germany during World War II. Students translated Jose Marti's poem, "I Cultivate a White Rose," and then completed artistic renderings using pastels. Children ages 3 to 18 years have sent in artistic responses to the theme of the courage to stand alone in the face of unjust practices.
Monday, February 14th, 2011
Synaptic Pruning
What is synaptic pruning? Why does it matter? As usual, this month's "Ad Lib" comes from a stimulating conversation I had with a prospective parent. She ..
Summer Camp
Wondering what the kids will do this summer without the reliable, rhythmic AWS day? Look no further than your own school hallway! With camps being offered for both preschool and grades students, your kids can enjoy summer on AWS playgrounds and in the classrooms!


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MARQUETTE - Police have arrested one suspect in connection with the armed robbery of a gas station in Marquette County last month. A second suspect remains at large.
After receiving an anonymous tip, Marquette County Sheriff Department arrested Dakota J. Fuller, 20, of Gwinn, in connection with the robbery at Fran's Service Station in Palmer. The arrest occurred at a Sawyer residence on Thursday.
Police have identified a second subject in connection with the armed robbery as Matthew Fuller, 20, of Marinette County in Wisconsin. Police suspect he is in Wisconsin. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 9-1-1 or the Marquette County Sheriff Department at (906) 225-8435.
Arrest warrants for stolen vehicle charges have also been issued against each man out of Dickinson and Marinette counties in connection with the robbery, added officials.
On Sunday, Nov. 18, the store owner was returning home when he came upon two males exiting a rear basement window of the business at around 10:40 p.m.
The suspects allegedly briefly subdued the owner at gunpoint then fled on foot into a wooded area behind the store. The victim was not injured in the incident, said police.


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The New York Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against the New York City Police Department over allegations of unconstitutional spying on Muslims in the city.
The suit claims the department's surveillance of Muslim-owned businesses, mosques and Muslim student groups routinely violates the civil rights of residents.
"They were subjected to unlawful surveillance by NYPD informants, plainclothes officers and video cameras, all based on their religion and without any evidence of wrongdoing," said Hima Shamsi of the American Civil Liberties Union's National Security Project.
"Our mosque should be an open religious and spiritual sanctuary, but NYPD spying has turned it into a place of suspicion and censorship," said Imam Hamid Hassan Raza of Masjid al-Ansar.
The complaint names Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and the head of the NYPD's intelligence division as defendants.
Asad Gandia, one of the lawsuit's plaintiffs, who runs a charity organization, says he was befriended by an NYPD informant and tricked into thinking they were friends.
"I felt betrayed and hurt because someone I took as a friend and brother was lying to me and used me. I was afraid for my parents because this guy slept over in my home and I didn't know how to react. How would you react if you found out someone who spent the night at your house was an informant working for the police department?" said Asad Gandia of Muslims Giving Back.
The groups filing suit said that any kind of religious profiling has a chilling effect on their community.
"Because of our knowledge and fear that the NYPD is spying on us, I have for years taped the sermons I give, because I'm afraid an NYPD officer or an informant will misquote me or take a portion of a sermon out of context," said
The surveillance program uses informants to report on the activities of various Muslim groups.
The city Law Department responded to the lawsuit with a statement that reads, "The NYPD's strategic approach to combating terrorism is legal, appropriate and designed to keep our City safe. The NYPD recognizes the critical importance of 'on-the-ground' research, as police need to be informed about where a terrorist may go while planning or what they may do after an attack, as the Boston Marathon bombing proved. Cities cannot play catch-up in gathering intelligence about a terrorist threat. Our results speak for themselves, with New York being the safest big city in America and the police having helped thwart several terrorist plots in recent years."
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The department said it follows federal guidelines that allow them to visit any place and attend any event that's open to the public.
The NYPD has said in the past that the program is constitutional and has helped the department investigate many terror plots since the September 11th attacks.
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Imagine wrapping up your final site visit at a resort, confident that every detail of your upcoming incentive conference has been checked and double-checked. You're headed out of the lobby when your cellphone rings and you're told that twice as many attendees are showing up for the program. Not only that, until recently these additional guests have been your direct competitors in the marketplace.
That's the challenge Dan Young, CMP, LLIF, faced back in October 2001, when he turned around to walk back into the Grand Wailea Resort & Spa on the Big Island of Hawaii and asked his salesperson to find him 120 additional rooms. Then director of field administration at Lutheran Brother-hood, Minneapolis, Young had been planning his company's Field Leadership Conference, set for March 2002. But LB and its former competitor, Aid Association for Lutherans in Appleton, Wis., had announced merger plans, and executives apparently decided Grand Wailea would be a good spot to gather some of the troops together for the first time.
At that point the merged organization had no name and employees throughout had little idea what was in store for them. Somehow the LB conference had to become an AAL/LB conference, projecting a tone of inclusiveness and making attendees from each of the former companies feel that they were starting out on equal footing. It was no easy task.
Mixing It Up
Flash forward one year: AAL/LB has become Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, the largest fraternal benefit society in the country and a $57 billion company with a new spot on the Fortune 500 list (No. 302 in 2003; AAL had been No. 475 on the 2002 list). Its corporate headquarters is in Minneapolis; its operations center is in Appleton. And its Event Planning Department is new, created from scratch, beginning with the hiring of Dan Young to the position of director of event planning in late December 2001.
Young was in the thick of reworking the Grand Wailea meeting at that time. He held regular conference calls with Lynn Schwandt, CMP, then AAL's field conference manager, to discuss ways to ease the inevitable tension on site, especially for the group from AAL who, Schwandt acknowledges, "were feeling like they were walking into someone else's conference."
It might seem that a merger between two companies with the same mission at the outset — to serve the Lutheran population — would go more smoothly than most. "In terms of values, there are very few differences. These people went to the same churches, grew up in the same types of families," Young says. "But there were cultural differences — how things got done, structures, processes, technology, products. It was a marriage of equals; still, it was a difficult process."
Schwandt is the one who suggested what became one of the most successful activities at Grand Wailea to help that process along: the boat-building competition. AAL had done it before, so she knew it was a great way to break down barriers and develop relationships. Attendees were divided into 15 teams, each of which had to design, build, and then race a boat. It worked so well that, from Young's perspective, "at the end of the event it was like we were one company."
As critical as it was to get the attendees together, it also made sense to keep some of their traditions intact for this conference — for example, their respective awards programs. Separate AAL and LB recognition banquets were held, then all the guests came together afterward for "desserts and dancing." Overall, says Schwandt, "we started the week with two separate audiences and by the end you saw people coming together. It was exciting to see relationships building."
Schwandt, now Thrivent's financial associates event manager, calls the meeting "very successful," and Young says attendees gave it the highest marks ever. The location helped: Hawaii usually gets people talking in superlatives.
Creating a New Team
At the same time that he was finessing that meeting, Young was working on creating the Event Planning Department's structure and writing job descriptions for the positions he would be filling over the next few months.
"The decision had been made to create a centralized department," he says, "primarily to fulfill our stewardship promise." Translation: centralized planning means volume buying which means cost savings that Thrivent's members (i.e., customers) would see as evidence of the company's efficiency, its "wise use of resources." Centralized planning also assures consistency of meeting quality, as specific objectives are set for all meetings and formal evaluations show whether those objectives are met.
"Neither company had a meeting department that did all meetings" before the merger, Young says, though AAL's department did do all meetings that involved hotel sleeping rooms and had been leveraging its total volume with hoteliers. AAL's meeting department also booked meeting travel, a function that in the new structure falls to a dedicated travel agency working with Thrivent's Corporate Travel Department. The Corporate Travel Department reports to the Finance Division, and is separate from Event Planning.
The new 11-person department is split between Appleton and Minneapolis. (See sidebar, page 36.) Young is proudest of the creation of the event resources function, which lifts a burden from the planners in the area of communications. The two-person event resources team is a liaison between planners, communications, and creative services, and also handles everything that's done online, from meeting registration to tracking conference costs.
To fill the position of event re-sources manager, Young hired Barbara Stemson, who had worked in the Media Relations department of Lutheran Brotherhood before the merger. "I think that background has helped boost the credibility of our department's promotional capabilities and other communications efforts," says Stemson, who likens her role to that of "brand manager," keeping "a consistent look and experience across all events."
It's also Stemson's job to promote the department itself. "We want event sponsors to place their trust in us, to know that we're professionals," she says. "There's sometimes a thought that planners just make a few phone calls and choose a menu. But it's really an art and a profession that requires a great deal of skill in negotiation and customer service." The event resources team maintains a Web site, the focus of which is to get the word out about the Event Planning Department.
Indeed, Young says that his initial challenge as head of event planning was "selling the concept to event sponsors. With smaller meetings they were used to doing things on their own. We went to them to say that we were experts and could do things more efficiently and more cost-effectively." To drive the point home, Young is requiring each member of the department to earn a Certified Meeting Professional or Certified Special Event Professional designation, as appropriate. The department has more than 200 events on its calendar for this year — a number Young expects to grow.
What's in a Name
The department's first big assignment was a series of training meetings in the fall of 2002 geared toward the "immense task of pulling two field forces together," Young says. About 3,000 sales reps came into each office, Appleton and Minneapolis, along with some of their staffers to get briefed on products and software.
Next up was the 2003 Field Leadership Conference, held in early March at La Quinta Resort & Spa in La Quinta, Calif. Unlike at Grand Wailea, Young says, "there were no merger issues to deal with. The group has moved far beyond that. This was a Thrivent conference."
And in late March, qualifiers checked into the first combined incentive conferences, held at The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort, Rose Hall, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. (See sidebar, page 38). "We've changed the whole incentive conference structure," Lynn Schwandt explains. "And we really tried to be conscious of coming up with new meeting terminology." For example, both AAL and LB had several conference tiers before the merger. Thrivent now has four: Pinnacle Council, Summit Circle, Vista Circle, and Venture Club — all names that are new to former AAL and LB qualifiers. Even the events held during the incentive conferences have been reworked so as not to exactly resemble either company's previous agenda. For example, AAL's Recognition Breakfast and LB's Recognition Banquet were re-introduced as the Honors Gala.
The Road Ahead
For employees, a merger is never easy. "It's an exciting experience because you're looking at what two organizations can do for their members. The vision of the organization is incredible," Young says. "But the last year and a half was the most difficult year and a half of my life — and I was one of the people selected. You need to keep your focus on what the organization is going to be at the end of the road, and we're starting to see that ahead of us now."
Lynn Schwandt recalls a similar swing of emotions: "At first there was a lot of excitement, knowing you were part of history in the making," she says. "But then as things progressed, there was some anxiety because I didn't know what would happen to me and to other people. Once I found out Event Planning was going to be based in Minneapolis, I had to face the possibility of not having a job."
The period of uncertainty isn't quite over yet. With the economy continuing to lag, the new company is still working on streamlining its operations and workforce. Just before Young headed to La Quinta, Thrivent announced it would cut 500 jobs in the next 12 months. Young says it's too soon to know whether or not the Event Planning Department will take a hit, but the team's focus on "stewardship" has never been more critical.
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Here's how members of the Event Planning Department break down responsibility for the 200-plus events and conferences Thrivent sponsors every year:
Dan Young, CMP, LLIF, director of event planning, Minneapolis
Denise Johnson, administrative assistant, Minneapolis
CORPORATE EVENTS (meetings held in Appleton or Minneapolis for executives, employees, customers, or the public)
Kate Touhey, corporate event manager, Minneapolis
Denise Schumacher, corporate event specialist, Appleton
FINANCIAL ASSOCIATES EVENTS (meetings for the company's nationwide sales staff)
Lynn Schwandt, CMP, financial associates event manager, Appleton
Sandy Broughton, financial associates event planner, Minneapolis
Donna Melody, CMP, financial associates event planner, Minneapolis
FIELD LEADERSHIP EVENTS (meetings for the heads of Thrivent's regional financial offices)
Karen Anderson, lead field leadership event planner, Minneapolis
Joette Zembal, field leadership event planner, Minneapolis
EVENT RESOURCES (communications and online support for events)
Barbara Stemson, event resources manager, Minneapolis
Marna Gisvold, event resources specialist, Minneapolis
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How merging companies can keep existing contracts
When the merger between Aid Association for Lutherans and Lutheran Brotherhood was announced, meeting planners for each of the companies — without knowing how or if their departments would survive the merger — got together to look at their meeting contracts. "We looked at what was ahead and decided to try to use all existing contracts," says Lynn Schwandt, CMP, financial associates event manager. Some examples:
A 12-night LB program booked at La Quinta Resort & Spa in La Quinta, Calif., for March 2003 was canceled, but most of the cancellation penalty was put toward two new meetings: the recent five-day 2003 Field Leadership Conference and a six-night program in 2005.
AAL had a big contract at The Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall in Montego Bay, Jamaica, so Thrivent booked its two top tiers into that resort this year even though in the future the two tiers will meet at different locations.
A five-night AAL meeting booked at the Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nev., was canceled but most of the penalties were avoided when Thrivent booked a bigger meeting there: the 2004 Vista Circle Conference.
"The hotels were so cooperative," Schwandt says. Adds Dan Young, CMP, LLIF, director of event planning, "They worked with us because they know we'll be booking in the future. We have a lot of programs."
Together in JAMAICA
As if it weren't enough that Thrivent Financial's event planners faced hosting a pair of incentive programs where the cream of the crop from former competitors Aid Association for Lutherans and Lutheran Brotherhood came together for the first time as conference qualifiers, they had to do it with the U.S. on the brink of war with Iraq.
"We left for Jamaica on March 23 and the first bomb had been dropped on March 20," says Dan Young, CMP, LLIF, director of event planning. "There was a lot of nervousness." In the runup to the meetings, the Event Planning Department eased qualifiers' anxiety by first of all stating confidently that the show would go on, no matter what. "We didn't feel it would have an impact in Jamaica," says Young, who had experience with Lutheran Brotherhood meetings being held without incident during the Kosovo crisis and the 1991 Gulf War.
The department also put together a two-page document about traveling safely in Jamaica, including standard tips, such as packing a copy of your passport, along with advice on things like driving in Jamaica (don't). "We do this for all international travel, but this time in particular it made people feel secure that we were on top of it," Young comments. Planners also worked with the hotel on emergency procedures, including what would happen if the group couldn't leave the island as planned. (They'd get reduced rates.)
In the end all but one couple checked in to their rooms at The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort, Rose Hall in Montego Bay — 400 attendees for the five-day Summit Circle program, followed by 250 attendees for the highest-tier, six-day Pinnacle Council program. Young gives the hotel and staff the highest marks and says that qualifiers "fell in love with the people of Jamaica."
Both Aid Association for Lutherans and Lutheran Brotherhood had histories of outstanding incentive programs, so there was a lot for the new planning team to live up to, along with a need to put an original spin on things. "We didn't want the conference to look like one or the other company's conference," Young says. Still, they decided against forcing the camaraderie issue, preferring to "let relationships build naturally," Young says. The agenda helped those relationships along by being heavy on humor, he adds. The comedic theme also pulled producers away from the stresses of the year since the merger, as they worked with new systems, new technologies, and new products.
"Our focus was on letting them enjoy themselves and just laugh," he says. Also critical for the new field force was a presentation by Thrivent's executive management team about the company's future.
Take Control of the CALENDAR
A big score for Dan Young, CMP, LLIF, when he built the Event Planning Department for the new Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, was taking on management of the corporate events calendar. "Now when someone comes to us with an event, we help them fit it in to the calendar," he says. That means he can take into consideration planners' schedules and the seasonality of the hotel and travel business, thus creating another way for the department to save money and demonstrate its value. The calendar is on the corporate intranet, accessible to employees throughout the company.


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How does everyone think of names? I have looked on the internet and in baby books..
This seems to be such a huge decision for me. My husband and I just cannot agree on a name. I am only 10 weeks and I told him that we have plenty of time but he is so set on boy names, idk. All i know is I am so excited but the whole name part is scarey because I don't want to have a horrible name lol someone please help and tell me how you got threw it.
Congratulations on your pregnancy! It is such a fun time...but choosing a baby name is indeed stressful for many new moms and dads. It can be tough...but it is important to know that no matter what name you choose you will LOVE it because every time you think of that name you will think of your child. For example....when we were pregnant with my third child, I couldn't think of a boy name I liked. My husband liked the name Ethan, but I wasn't sold on it. When he was born, we named him Ethan and I love it now. No worries...you will find the name that is best for you!
Well congratulations!! I didn't start thinking of names until I was 20 weeks and knew what I was having. I still couldn't think of a name then! My little sister picked the name for me.. It's hard but it becomes WAY EASIER once you know the gender of the baby. Just ask people for ideas and write all down. And narrow it down once you know the gender :)
I want to echo the congrats on your pregnancy. It seems there are a lot of parents posting about names right now! I think that once you meet the baby you will just know what the name is supposed to be-so don't sweat it to much.
Congrats! So happy for you with your first little one. :-) I echo Ginaia - sometimes waiting until you know if the baby is a boy or a girl can be nice. You can sort of play around with various names now and get more serious about it once you know which category you need to focus on. My husband and I didn't agree right away on names either. We had a little list of names that we individually liked and if the other person thought it was a "maybe", then we'd add it to the list. Eventually, we started to like some of the same ones and got some feedback from family members. It'll happen - don't worry!
Well first time it can be difficult esp. early on with all the other thoughts in your mind, but just take it day by day. We just took suggestions on facebook for a name for my this our first baby girl. I hadnt even looked at name book and I am 37 weeks pregnant. I had other things going on and thank god for friends. Because I posted a honest heartfelt post about names I got suggestions. I had a name I liked but my DH hated it. So I thought OMG what am I gonna do this girl is gonna be named girl (Lastname). So again maybe post on facebook and ask your friends for suggestions It really helped me. I am proud to say that because of a friend we came up with Aleigha and then I just ran threw middle names in my head and she will be called Aleigha McKenzi. It was a name my DH liked too. But I can just say from experience I ussually had 2 names at delivery one I liked and one hubby liked and took a poll from labor nurses who are my friends to decide when my sons arrived on one. I hope this helps and I can tell you you may find one you absolutely love but dad hates, so then it gets even tougher. But go with your instincts. If you hear one you really like maybe from a movie or something or a suggestion consider it maybe change the spelling or you can always ask ppl u know for suggestions. I wanted to name our daughter TeyAnna BTW he hated it. And Like I said we just found her name last week and shes coming soon so dont worry you will get him one. And have hiom write down the ones he likes and look ot over and if nothing there sounds good to you maybe look for similiar ones our last son my Dh wanted to name Devon I didnt wanna name him that so I looked for names that ended in on and we decided on Peyton. Again best of luck. Names can be tough.
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Congrats on your pregnancy!! :) Picking a name is sooo stressful! me and my boyfriend have decided to keep the name we decide on (when we decide on one...) a secret. mostly because EVERYBODY has an opinion. it seems like when you finally find one you LOVE, you tell someone and they say something that will always stick in your head. also, you need to think about what the babys last name is and what the middle name might be and the initials!!! my sisters name is Paige Mackenzie. which is a beautiful name, but lets just say she marries john Smith. her initials are going to be PMS haha. just something else to think about. whatever name you pick, your going to love. i always wondered if i was going to regret picking a name, and a close friend told me that whatever name i put on my baby girls birth certificate is going to be special to me because its no longer just a name. every time i think about that name, my little girl will be in my head, and not just the name. so that has helped me calm down about it, and stop stressing so much! good luck to you! im sure whatever you pick is going to be perfect, just like your little one :)
congrats on your pregnancy!!!! what me and my husband did, is we waited until we found out the sex. Then we went through baby name books together, and literally read every baby name out loud. we wrote down the ones we liked, then we went through the ones we liked until we finally read one that we both just stopped and looked at each other, and we both loved it! you have to understand that not EVERYONE is going to like ANY name you pick. so pick one with a good meaning and one you both agree on!!! good luck!!!!
momiof122- That's pretty much how my husband and I came up with our first little boy's name! None of our family really liked the name much at all but we stuck with it, because we knew we loved it and it was a good, strong name. Now everyone says they can't imagine him with any other name! Basically, a child becomes their name...stick with one you love! :-) I also thinking keeping it a secret is a fun idea - keeps some mystery to the whole thing and people can hardly tell you it's a bad name when your baby has already been born and officially has been named! :-)
We actually went back through our family trees about 7 generations in search of a name that the both of us could agree on. We chose a combination of our grandfathers names for a boy and Our daughters name came from a great great aunt on my fiances side. Her middle name was taken from my sister who is very dear to me. I have gotten a lot of compliments on my daughters name, but my dad absolutely hated it and insisted that he find her a nickname so that he didn't have to use her real name... We stuck with our decision and now we have a little Hazel Marie.... And that is exactly what my dad calls her. When the name is attached to the face it becomes much more special and suddenly takes on a better "stigma"
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According to a new study, 50 percent of all black males and approximately 40 percent of all white males in the United States are arrested by their 23rd birthday; an issue which can hurt their ability to find work, go to school, and participate fully in their communities. The study, published in the journal Crime & Delinquency on Monday, January 6th. The study's key findings include: By age 18, 30 percent of black males, 26 percent of [ ... ]
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"The provider screwed up and lied about everything they could! First, they refused to honor their price guarantee, saying it was not for all bookings, only if you make a booking logged in to your account. In addition, they advertised free breakfast when free breakfast is NOT offered by the hotel. They would put me on hold for hours on end and disconnected me so many times, I cannot count any more. They told me to call Iceland to talk to them about the free breakfast advertised by
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He went with her advice; the plane ticket was purchased and rental car was reserved. She clearly reviewed the fee and cancellation policies with him.
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He was thrilled with the arrangements, the ticket was $500 less than he was able to find online himself.
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Affordable World Travel Adventures LLC
PO Box 1015
Kailua, HI
Kailua, HI
American Travel Planners
1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Awesome Cruises
12060 Mont Vista Dr
Auburn, CA
Auburn, CA
Cruise Travel Outlet
39 Main St
Salem, NH
Salem, NH
Cruises and Tours Worldwide
83 Brighton Ave.
Long Branch, NJ
Long Branch, NJ
Cruises Inc
31820 Green Oak Way
Temecula, CA
Temecula, CA
Saint Peter, MN
Saint Peter, MN
Luxury Resorts Worldwide LLC
2360 Corporate Circle
Henderson, NV
Henderson, NV
Magic Castle Travel
291 E Main St
Madison, OH
Madison, OH
MDR Services
11 Dixon Ct
Stevensville, MD
Stevensville, MD
Crosby, MN
Crosby, MN
Houston, TX
Houston, TX
Online Vacation Center
2307 W Broward Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rainbow Cruises
PO Box 1042
Wilton, NH
Wilton, NH
Salty Dog Cruise & Travel
8013 Silverado Trl
Mckinney, TX
Mckinney, TX
SCSU Student Health Services
720 4th AVE S
Saint Cloud, MN
Saint Cloud, MN
310 West Northwest Hwy.
Arlington Heights, IL
Arlington Heights, IL
The Harbor On Crescent Bay RV Resort
9799 Lakeside Road
Brainerd, MN
Brainerd, MN
Traveler's Fare, Inc.
102 Laurel Street
Brainerd, MN
Brainerd, MN
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When it comes to home décor, I feel kinda bad for rugs. It seems like they're an afterthought: "We have the perfect wall color, pillows and statement lamps. Oh. (Nose crinkle). Guess we better choose a rug. (Eye roll)." Or, they're enough to make us break out in hives: "I can't take the stress of searching anymore. It's just a carpet anyway, so that one over there is good enough."
Ladies, it's time for rugs to have the (wait for it . . . ) floor.
Toss the "good enough" notion. Instead of trying to find the right rug after everything else is decorated, why not try it the other way around? Resist those adorable bookends and vases (for now) and build around a fantastic accent and area rug.
Another thought worth tossing? That square and beige are the only choices. Go bold and have fun. There are tons of colors, patterns and shapes that'll transform any room.
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Go Wild – Animal Prints
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Let loose with these cat and giraffe-inspired rugs. I think they're fun and for under $75, they're affordable.
United Weavers Safari Safari Skin Brown Tiger Animal Prints Rug
United Weavers Safari Safari Skin Brown Tiger Animal Prints Rug 5'3" x 7'2", $68.00 from Amazon If they didn't know about my wild side, they'll know now. Show off that animal instinct.
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Forget about flowers in a vase. I'm ready for large blooms to make a splash on my hardwood floors instead. There's one problem, though. I want all of them. Sigh.
Nourison Fantasy Ivory Poppies
Nourison Fantasy Ivory Poppies, $59.99 from Bed Bath and Beyond Cheerful without going over the top, these large poppies make a bold statement as shown here.
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